Physiology, Volume 578The fourth edition of NMS Physiology, a well respected and heavily used text, is written in an outline format useful to medical students who require a physiology course review and a comprehensive study tool for USMLE preparation. This one-volume, portable text contains 300 USMLE-style questions with answers and explanations. New to the edition are more questions, updated case studies in clinical decision making, concise outlines, and expanded diagrams. Sections devoted to endocrinology, acid-base, and pathophysiology also are especially helpful to students. |
Contents
General Physiology | 1 |
Membrane Potentials | 11 |
37 | 21 |
Synaptic Transmission | 23 |
Muscle Contraction | 37 |
Neurophysiology | 57 |
Vision and Audition | 71 |
Cortical control of movement and consciousness | 111 |
Regulation of Body Fluid Volume | 393 |
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide ANP | 407 |
AcidBase Physiology | 430 |
Metabolic Origin of Alkali Bases | 439 |
Body Buffer Systems | 451 |
Respiratory Regulation of AcidBase Balance | 457 |
Renal Regulation of AcidBase Balance | 461 |
40 | 513 |
9 | 118 |
Introduction | 135 |
The Vascular System | 169 |
Cardiac Output and Venous Return | 179 |
Cardiovascular Control | 185 |
Respiratory Physiology | 199 |
Gas Diffusion and Transport | 227 |
20 | 261 |
Renal Physiology | 287 |
22 | 297 |
Renal Clearance | 317 |
Glomerular Filtration and Renal Blood Flow | 325 |
Intrarenal Regulation of Effective Circulation Volume ECV | 337 |
Reabsorption and Secretion | 347 |
Antidiuretic | 369 |
Regulation | 383 |
Common terms and phrases
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